During this unprecedented time, we have witnessed the increase in both new virtual recruiting methods, including virtual career fairs, and the old but gold screening step called phone interview. As simple as it may sound, phone interviewing is one of the first important touch points between candidates and your company, and it can be optimized. Here are our checklist and tips to nail scheduling phone interviews and…

Starting a business isn’t an easy task. In fact, developing your idea and encouraging growth can be a journey filled with adversity.

Even today, building a business is difficult. While businesses can access an array of tools such as B2B Buy Now Pay Later (BNPL) platforms to extend cash flows, social media to make connections, and the internet to…

Success, whether at school, at work, or in our personal domains, is ingrained in us from a young age. We strive to plant the seeds of success, so we can reap the fruits of our efforts.

Along our journey, we hear all sorts of tips for success. People like Tony Robbins and Jay Abraham, who are dominating the life coaching space, are teaching us how to set goals, use affirmations, and fake it till you make it. These tricks might be the missing piece of the puzzle for some, while for…

It’s always a great idea to enrich your knowledge base about your favourite field of study. Knowledge is not only cumulative, it grows exponentially. Those with a rich base of factual knowledge find it easier to learn more. It also enhances cognitive processes like problem solving and reasoning to a great extent. In today’s times, it is very convenient to gather information about any topic of your interest on the internet. Talking about data sciences, the hottest job role doing the rounds…

There is one important message we should all remember: we work to live, rather than live to work. In the hustle and bustle of contemporary living, it can be easy to forget this and let your job consume your personal life. This can lead to a number of mental health concerns, such as anxiety and depression.

It doesn’t matter which sector you work in, a tough day can get the better of you. Male workers in the construction industry are…

You have just finished law school and obtained your law degree. You know that several job opportunities are now available to you in different industries. The question is, what is the right field or sector for you to pursue? Although this comes down to a personal preference and…

Most of us know what an SLA is and how it is used. Simply put an SLA is - is a where the level of service is formally defined. What that means is, that it states who does what, at what level, and by when.…

Career fairs bring exciting opportunities for both job seekers and companies to learn about each other and interact. As an employer, these events give you chances to scout and attract the brightest students and fresh graduates. Thus, you should not only spend time preparing for career fairs but also evaluating your…

I have been preaching this to recruiters for a long time. STOP putting all your eggs into the social media basket and expecting it to deliver. It usually gets disappointing results, especially when you put so much focus on it.

But first let me know clarify what I mean when I refer to social media as all recruiters use LinkedIn as a main channel for finding clients and candidates which is fine.

LinkedIn plays by some different rules, so I am not…

It might seem redundant to use a recruiting agency to help you find a job in construction. In reality, using a recruiting agency could be one of the best moves you make. An effective recruitment consultancy knows about projects that might not be advertised online, or who just…

As the modern workplace continues to evolve day by day, so does the way that businesses recruit their future employees. With recruiting technology advancing by leaps and bounds, artificial intelligence (AI) has come to the forefront to help us work better and smarter. AI recruiting becomes the new frontier and it is essential for recruiters to keep themselves posted.

Regardless of how experienced a recruiter may be, recruitment requires the ability to analyze and sort through lots of…

So, your job advertisement has served its function to bring back qualified candidates. You have also scheduled further interviews for potential employees. Now is the time to reach out, discover, and decide on the best fit for the position. It is never a waste to make an effort in crafting an effective interview invitation email. A well-written interview invitation email helps recruiters to save time and improve the candidate experience.

These 5 simple - yet - effective tips and 3…

Clear, accurate communication is essential for effective leadership. Skills such as listening and objectively interpreting what people say contribute to a productive work environment. Here are some things you can do to enhance your verbal workplace interactions.

Availability and Accessibility

Promoting availability among those you…

 Thinking of buying an electric car? Great choice. Electric cars are environmentally friendly, provide an improved driving experience, and have lower running costs. It’s fair to say that they are the future of our mobility.

But how much does it actually cost to buy and run an EV, and how does that compare to petrol and diesel fuelled cars?

Here is a breakdown of the most common electric car expenses and how to minimise them.

Buying price

It’s a well-known fact…

It’s super stressful when you’re an upcoming graduate. Juggling late nights at the library for revision, spending hours meeting that 10,000-word target for your dissertation, and trying to find a job to walk into after graduation can get a bit too much. Not to mention that part-time job and trying to have some sort of a social life. When you eventually get invited to an interview, they are often with short notice and come around quickly — leaving you with little time to decide what…

Focus on employees’ wellbeing is often at the forefront of forward-thinking, caring businesses. In fact, as company owners or managers, you have a duty to ensure that your team is comfortable. Not only is this vital for their own physical and mental health, but it can also help uplift the productivity and efficiency of the business too.

However, it is common for people in a higher position of responsibility to forget or neglect their own wellbeing. This shouldn’t happen, as it is…

Setting up a new business and embarking on a solo adventure can be truly exciting. You are fully independent and can often manage your working day in a personalised way that best suits your tasks and needs. But, as the saying goes, “not all that glitters is gold”.

In the long term, spending continuous hours working by yourself can become rather challenging. Even if you work for a company, but your role requires you to carry out your duties alone, the situation can be difficult to…

Small and medium businesses tend to think they don't need to invest in technology and integrate digital systems. Yet, companies, regardless of how big they are, require all available help to speed up their processes and get the best results.

If you want to update yourself with trends, accelerate your hiring, and improve efficiency, that’s already a reason to use HR software. Its tools will make paperwork a matter…

Is your company investing enough in diversity? Well, with the new recruiting season quickly approaching, every company should know best practices of diversity recruiting to attract top talent.

Diversity is one trend that companies need to embrace in 2020. The evidence of the positive impact…